Sand diver, Segou, Mali


  • Photographer
    Philip Lee Harvey
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention
  • Company/Studios
    Philip Lee Harvey
  • Date of Photograph
    January 2010
Story

Men free dive to the bottom of the Niger River, up to 30 meters, filling buckets with sand to accommodate the boom in construction. This is a very difficult and dangerous job due to constant changes of temperature and pressure on the body, strong river currents and crocodiles in the water. Many men die each year.

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